It seems patient satisfaction is low when it comes to their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment, according to a recent report out from consultancy Phreesia Life Sciences. When ...

Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be a burden for most patients, with 45% saying the disease affects their everyday life for 24 days out of the month, according to a recent ...

Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is frequently associated with cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological diseases, all of which can negatively impact quality of life, exacerbations, and ...

Julia Slejko, PhD, and Robert Reed, MD, discuss findings of their recent study on patient-reported value in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment management. Chronic obstructive ...

Your patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may need help not just coping with their condition but also managing it in their workplace. The symptoms of COPD, a lung and airway ...

The procedure is called bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. It involves inserting small valves into the air tubes of the lung to deflate that portion of the lung and allow the chest to properly ...

Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are breathing easier thanks to new technology in the form of a small valve inserted in the lung. Paula Dote had the Zephyr valves ...

Gabapentinoid use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with a higher risk for severe exacerbations, a population-based cohort study from Canada indicated. Among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All-cause mortality in COPD patients was “strongly predicted” by diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon ...

An overview of COPD management programs available and offered by payers to members to help support patient adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapies. Neil Minkoff, MD: What are the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary hypertension appears in 25% to 30% of patients with COPD. There are no approved therapies for patients ...